He tried to run, but his dizziness and generalized exhaustion conspired to make him clumsy. He stubbed his feet on almost nonexistent rocks and tripped over low-level tree stumps and high-level tree roots.

Ambrose slowed to a zombie-like shuffle.

He stopped thinking.

Just focused on moving.

The traffic noise behind him dwindled to a mumble.

But the thunder kept on creating a ruckus.

The lightning kept on flashing.

And the rain did not let up.

Ambrose staggered up a long, tree-packed hill. He didn’t stop to consider if there was a way around it. He just mucked his way upwards all the way to the top.

Only then did he stop to think about his next move.

I can’t keep running and I don’t know where I am. Home could be just around the corner or it could be twelve thousand miles away.

A particularly vivid lightning flash revealed the long curved road at the bottom of the hill.

The road was empty and silent.

For now.

But someone is bound to show up eventually.

Maybe an ally.

Maybe an enemy.

But I must take a chance.

He glanced back and his vertigo nearly tossed him down the hill.

There’s something wrong with me. He turned forward and scrabbled down the hill with a new understanding of what he really needed.

I need to find Elsie. She’ll know what’s wrong with me. She’ll be able to fix me.

By the time he reached the bottom of the hill, he could feel a car coming. The ground vibrated with the car’s approach.

He didn’t stop to consider the possible outcomes.

He stepped out onto the road.

Lightning flashed.

A Volvo with only one functioning headlight crashed into him.

He fell to the ground and lost consciousness.

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One thought on “Part 10 – Saved (?) By The Volvo”

Geez, Ambrose just can’t catch a break. I’m wondering what his connection is with Elsie. It seems this isn’t the first time he’s been drawn to her, but she’s the one who caught him and chained him in his own dungeon. I don’t think she’d be the first person I’d think of to seek help.

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